We updated the Action Center icon to now hide
unread notification count when the taskbar is using small icons, as there's not enough space to display it.
They're the little number bubble that shows up on an app icon to show
you your unread notification count and are yet another custom launcher feature being absorbed into stock Android.
Not exact matches
While the paid version of Nova Launcher offers a similar feature, GO Launcher EX provides
unread count notifications for free as a plugin.
Even better, you can now granularly control which apps display
unread badges, and also use Android O's notification previews in conjunction with Unread
unread badges, and also use Android O's
notification previews in conjunction with
Unread Unread Count:
Android Oreo tried to replace buggy and inaccurate
unread counts with
notification badges, but before Oreo came along Nova Launcher had a brighter, bolder, and more functional system it debuted: Dynamic Badges.
Premium features include
notifications for
unread count, additional transition effects, two - finger gesture, merge folder content, overlapping widgets, and a lot more.
As informative as they can be, the new app icon badges and
unread counts on the Galaxy S9's home screen are a little redundant since Android already has a
notification center.
We're also getting a bevy of Android O and
notification tweaks, including full support for Notification Dots, Notification Previews, Unread counts and the granular control to decide which app
notification tweaks, including full support for
Notification Dots, Notification Previews, Unread counts and the granular control to decide which app
Notification Dots,
Notification Previews, Unread counts and the granular control to decide which app
Notification Previews,
Unread counts and the granular control to decide which apps get which.
Of course, you can also get your
notifications on the curved edge, reading snippets of emails, seeing missed calls and
unread message
counts, and other assorted items without so much as a swipe.
According to the lawsuit, Facebook and a number of its services including Instagram, WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger all make use of patent - protected technology created by BlackBerry, including displaying a
count of
unread messages on a
notification bubble.
One of the features that Samsung Tomorrow could check, is the Roll Effect where the phone when rotated a little to one side would display the battery information and the call, message
notification with the unattended call or
unread message
count on the same screen.
There are several customization options on offer as well, including
notification badges, which lets you see the
unread count on app icons.
Nova Launcher has long had
notification badges, but they're getting a bit of an overhaul in the latest Nova Launcher Beta update, ditching
unread counts for something a little more dynamic.
displaying a
count of
unread messages on a
notification dot.